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9 out of 10 don’t pay bribe - survey
09 May 2012

            More Filipino families do not pay bribe or grease money when transacting business in government agencies according to a national household survey on experience with corruption commissioned by the Office of the Ombudsman.

            The survey shows that only 10% of those who accessed government services paid bribe or grease money to an agency official to facilitate transaction or avoid problems. This is lower than the 16% bribe incidence in the Philippines reported by the Transparency International in the 2010 Global Corruption Barometer.

            The low incidence of payment of bribe or grease money may be attributed to reduced red tape in government agencies, improved service delivery and customer satisfaction, or non-tolerance of corruption by the transacting public.

            The least number of families paid bribe or grease money when accessing social services compared to other transactions with government such as registry and licensing, payment of taxes and other charges, and access to justice.

            The same survey also reveals that 3 out of 4 who gave bribe or grease money volunteered to give it even without being asked to. This means that most of the bribery incidence in government agencies occurred at the instance of the giver and not of government officials.

            However, 99% of those who have been asked to pay bribe or grease money did not report the same to proper authorities.

            The survey on experience with corruption in the Philippines was a rider to the 2010 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey conducted by the National Statistics Office. It was commissioned to measure the scale of corruption in the Philippines in terms of actual experience as opposed to mere perceptions or public opinions usually reported by local and international survey groups. The total number of households surveyed was 26,000.

            Results also indicate that those living in Southern Luzon are less likely to give bribe or grease money than those in other regions. But those living in the National Capital Region are least likely to volunteer giving bribe or grease money compared to others.

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